The first phase of the Yayo Fertilizer complex, Ethiopia is complete four months ahead of schedule.
The project was awarded by the Ethiopian Metal and Engineering Corporation, which owns the factory, to Tekleberhan Ambaye Construction in March for 792 million birr.
The contractor has completed the ground work ahead of schedule by mobilizing large numbers of manpower and equipment according to Ato Tekleberhan Ambaye, Owner and Manager of the construction company.
The company had initially planned to finalize the groundwork which mainly consists of clearing within the project by was able to exceed expectations because of its manpower management system he added.
The company originally faced challenges in the areas of human resource management, financial capability and construction management but chose to concentrate on the human resources because it believes in investing in people said Tekleberhan.The project was able to proceed beyond expectations through offering workers incentives to encourage hard work he said.
The contractor expects to complete the filling work in the next year although it was originally planned to take two years according to Tekleberhan.
The construction company is in the process of enhancing its capacity to engage in other forms of construction including, railway, dam and road construction projects he noted.
The company has put in place a five year strategic plan in order to effectively compete with international companies from countries such as India, China and Turkey.
Source: Capital
